New Swindle by Express Packages, are you one of the victims?
（Monday）
新型快递诈骗，你中招了吗？
As online shopping has entered to thousands of households, various new swindle malefactors are waiting for their suckers with sharpening their tools. At present, criminal in gangs cast covetous eyes on the Cash on Delivery. Are you considered as their ideal one? In general, you can say what you want and eat what you like. However, you can’t accept the packages at random. As you take it as pennies from heaven, you might just fall into their traps without even realizing it.
随着网购进入千家万户，各种新型诈骗也在磨刀霍霍，犯罪团伙现在对“货到付款”这一块虎视眈眈，你是否是被他们相中的其中一块“肥肉”！所以，话可以乱说，饭可以乱吃，但是快递不能乱收！以为喜从天降，然而却是掉入诈骗人员的圈套里而不自知！
If you don’t believe, let me show you some cases and help you wake up!
如若不信的话，小编给你拎几个案例醒醒脑！
Expressman: Excuse me, you have a package with cash on delivery?
Recipient: But I don’t shop online lately? What’s that with RMB 39?
Recently, the similar express scams just emerge one after another such as cash on delivery with RMB 39. As a result, there are plenty of people who are cheated with financial losses. Nowadays, you can shop online with whatever you need from the daily necessities to household items. Receiving package is a daily ritual for the shopaholics who are crazy about online shopping. If they don’t receive a package one day, they must feel uncomfortable and doubtable. Consequently, they easily relax their vigilance when they accept their packages. After paying and accepting, they find out that they are being deceived till they go back to home and unpack them!
快递员：您好，您这边有一个快递货到付款？
收件人：我最近没有网购？这是什么东西？还要39元？
最近，39元货到付款或者类似快递诈骗层出不穷，所以上当受骗的人超级多！现在从日用品到家居全部都可以网购，有的“剁手党”们估计每天必做的一件事之一就是收快递，哪天不收快递肯定觉得这天咋过的哪儿哪儿有点不痛快！所以有些人收快递的时候就会放松警惕，付了钱，收了快递，回头一拆快递发现不是自己买的，上当受骗！
The above victims are pretty lucky in some ways with only 39 yuan. The below Mr. Chen costs over a thousand times of RMB 39. Usually, he is fond of regimen and hygiene. One day, he received a parcel and felt inexplicable. What surprised him is the apparent listed name and address. And he didn’t purchase anything during that period.
Finally, he still opened the parcel and got some healthcare medicines and one lottery card.
In the evening, Mr. Chen got a greeting call from Mr. Huang who claimed to be the director of One Health Center of Shanghai. At that time, he didn’t make the whole thing clear. Firstly, the Director Huang inquired him whether he got the parcel or not. Second, Director Huang induced Mr. Chen to scratch off the anti-counterfeiting coating. And Mr. Chen did as he asked and found himself win a second prize in the lottery with a bonus of RMB 300,000. I can’t understand why Mr. Chen believed it. And Director Huang congratulated him and informed that he should pay for RMB 1700 for the service charge. Mr. Chen had doubts about the truth of what he said. In order to win Mr. Chen’s trust, Director Huang said Mr. Chen could only pay for RMB 1000 which is the most favorable price and he could pay RMB for Mr. Chen. What’s more, Director Huang promised to send him the medicines later on. A few days later, Mr. Chen received medicines from Director Huang and he sent Director Huang RMB 1000. Subsequently, Director Huang tried to make Mr. Chen send him money with various excuses such as the insurance charge and the tax fee. Back and forth, Mr. Chen sent Director Huang some money. All of a sudden, one day Mr. Chen found there’s something wrong with the prize. And he tried to call Director Huang, but no one answered. Later, Mr. Chen just called the police.
这样的还比较幸运，只是39元而已，下面重庆的陈老师损失的至少是1000个39块，平时热衷于养生与保健，某一天收到快递送来的包裹，让他莫名其妙。尽管知道自己最近并未网购，包裹上明明白白的写着他的名字与住址，最后他还是签收了包裹！打开包裹保健药物与一张抽奖卡片。
陈老师还没弄清怎么回事，当天晚上就接到来自上海某养生中心黄主任的问候电话，首先询问陈老师有没有收到包裹，得到确认后黄主任诱导陈老师刮开抽奖卡片防伪图层。陈老师刮开后喜出外望，自己中了二等奖30万，他竟然还相信了。所谓的黄主任对陈老师“喜中大奖”表示恭喜并告诉他需要手续费1700，陈老师有点怀疑，随后黄主任表示可以帮他出资700剩下1000已经是最优惠的不能再低，而且以后还会给陈老师寄来免费药品。几天后，陈老师又收到药品，陈老师便将1000元寄给上海的黄主任。随后黄主任以各种名头让陈老师给他打钱，例如兑奖的保险金啊，税金等。前前后后陈老师给黄主任寄了几次钱后，突然某天他觉得这事儿不对劲儿，然后给所谓的黄主任打电话，此时电话无人接听，陈老师便打电话报警。
Fortunately, Mr. Chen had the courage to call the police and provided no opportunity for the criminals who could hang out at large. On the contrary, some people didn’t tend to call the police when they were cheated for the unknown reasons. Here, I just offer a piece of kind-hearted advice that don’t hesitate to call the police when you encounter something illegal.
还好这个陈老师有勇气去报警，不给坏人逍遥法外的机会，不像有些人上当受骗不知道为了面子还是为了啥死活不肯报警！小编这里奉劝大家，当遭遇不合法的事情时，千万不要犹豫立即报警处理！
Otherwise, Miss Tang confronted the similar thing who comes from Tianjin. During getting her parcel, the courier borrowed her mobile suddenly. After she returned back to her office with the package, she found there was no signal with her phone. Then, he found there was no SIM card and she connected on WIFI. Updated news constantly jumped out from the mobile banking APP. To her surprise, a sum of RMB 120,000 was totally transferred in several minutes. Oh, my gosh, she lost RMB120,000 during picking up the parcel. What a uneconomic deal it is!
另外，天津的唐女士接到快递电话取包裹，取了包裹突然快递员说手机没电借她的手机一用，等唐女士拿着快递回到单位，发现手机没有信号，手机卡不见了，进了公司连上WIFI后，手机银行APP不断发来消息，银行卡里的12万在短短几分钟内全部被转走！天啦，这是只拿了一个快递，损失12万，这笔交易咋咋都不划算！
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During our daily life, there exists the criminal gangs who take advantage of the loopholes. There are always the criminal matters you have never thought of. As there are all kinds of crime, but there is one thing that doesn’t change. Remembering that you should heighten your vigilance and don’t take any temporary fluke. Don’t fall into the criminals’ duplicity. You just don’t know what the hell is, pennies fall from the heaven or the unexpected mishaps?
生活中总有犯罪团伙在捡漏洞，不是你没有见过的，而是你想不到！各种诈骗层出不穷，但是万变不离其宗，就是提高警惕不要心怀侥幸，不要因为占便宜心理掉入诈骗分子的骗局，你哪知道这到底是天上掉馅儿饼还是飞来横祸？
知识扩展：你不知道的“欺骗”
cheat “欺骗”，指用不正当的手段骗取得所需之物，尤指占他人的便宜或骗取钱财为目的欺骗，作不及物动词时，可用作“作弊”。
例句：
The greedy shopkeeper often cheats customers by selling fake goods.
这个黑心的老板经常出售假冒伪劣商品欺骗客户。
I would rather fail than cheat in the examination.
宁愿考不及格,也不愿意考试作弊。
deceive “欺骗”、“蒙骗”、“行骗”，指用虚假、哄骗、隐瞒等手段使人产生误解或错觉而上当受骗。
例句：
He put on an air of innocence, but it didn't deceive us.
他装出一副无辜的样子,但是它欺骗不了我们。
He deceived the shopkeeper into purchasinga large quantity of fake commodities.
他骗店主采购了大量的假冒伪劣商品。
swindle “欺骗”“诈取”，指用虚假或卑鄙的手段来诈取他人的钱财，语气比cheat强。
例句：
Be careful of that fellow; he'll swindle you if he gets half a chance.
对那家伙要提防一点，只要有一丁点机会, 他就会骗你的钱财。
The businessman swindled investorsout of millions of pounds.
这位商人骗取了投资者们数百万英镑。
To think more of yourself or the senior men or friends around you, please make sure to instill the awareness of anti-cheating!!!
请为了您自己或身边的老人以及朋友着想，一定要灌输防骗意识！
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